HILTGUND DIARY 2006
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	Location	Event	Crew booked
May
8-12 (Mon-Fri)	Clyde - Fairlie-Largs	Launched - Thursday 11th May
13-14 (Sat-Sun)	Clyde - Largs
15-19 (Mon-Fri)	Clyde - Largs
20-21 (Sat-Sun)	Clyde - Largs
22-25 (Mon-Thurs)	Clyde - Largs
26-29 (Fri-Mon)	Clyde - Largs	Weekend cruise around Arran (Scottish Series)	JB & ASa
30-2 (Tue-Fri)	Clyde - Largs	Moving from Clyde to Crinan	Fully crewed - EV, HG & ASa
June
3-4 (Sat-Sun)	Crinan	RTYC Meet - Crinan (CCYC Classic & Wooden Boat Muster - Rhu-Dunoon)	Fully crewed - EV, HG & ASa
5-9 (Mon-Fri)	Ardfern/Crinan	Short cruise from Crinan ending Ardfern	Fully crewed - EV, HG & ASa
10-11 (Sat-Sun)	Ardfern	Weekend potter	CP & ASa
12-16 (Mon-Fri)	Ardfern
17-18 (Sat-Sun)	Ardfern	Weekend cruise	Fully crewed - JBu & JBu
19-23 (Mon-Fri)	Ardfern
24-25 (Sat-Sun)	Ardfern		CP down South
26-30 (Mon-Fri)	Ardfern
July
1-2 (Sat-Sun)	Ardfern
3-7 (Mon-Fri)	Ardfern, Crinan, Melfort, Craobh	4th-6th July - crew aboard	Fully crewed - EV, JB & JD
8-9 (Sat-Sun)	Ardfern, Crinan, Melfort, Craobh		Fully crewed - EV, JB & JD
10-14 (Mon-Fri)	Gigha, Islay		JB & AW
15-16 (Sat-Sun)	Jura, Colonsay	(CCYC Loch Drumbuie Muster)	JB & AW
17-21 (Mon-Fri)	Bunnessan, Gometra, Coll		JB
22-23 (Sat-Sun)	Canna, Loch Aline		JB
24-27 (Mon-Thurs)	Dunstaffnage, Pulldoran, Craobh	?25th July - heading home	JB
28-30 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern	(West Highland Week 28.07.06-04.08.06)	CP in Cumbria (JBo & GM aboard)
31-3 (Mon-Thurs)	Ardfern	(West Highland Week 28.07.06-04.08.06)	CP in Cumbria
August
4-6 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern		CP in Cumbria
7-10 (Mon-Thurs)	Ardfern		CP in Cumbria
11-13 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern
14-17 (Mon-Thurs)	Ardfern
18-20 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern		JB
21-24 (Mon-Thurs)	Ardfern
25-28 (Fri-Mon)	Ardfern/Craobh	CCYC Round Shuna Race	Fully crewed - DR, SH & JP
29-1 (Tue-Thurs)	Ardfern
September
1-3 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern		CP in South
8-10 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern		CP in South
15-17 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern - Carsaig Bay by Tayvallich	(CCYC Closing Muster - Kames Hotel - Kyle of Bute)	AD & CS
22-24 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern - Craighouse	Jura Music Festival	TW & AM
29-1 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern
October
6-8 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern
12-16 (Thurs- Mon)	Ardfern, Crinan, Loch Melfort		Fully crewed (AW, EV & JdeV)
20-22 (Fri-Sun)	Ardfern -> Crinan		CSh & ASh
23-27 (Mon-Thurs)	Crinan	Hauling out & laying up - Wednesday 25th
			updated 23/10/06
IF YOU ARE COMING ON HILTGUND, PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY! Gear - what you will need. I can't remember a cruise on the West Coast which hasn't included some rain, so full waterproofs are almost certainly going to be needed. I have two spare pairs of trousers (not terribly water proof, but pretty wind proof) and two spare jackets on board. These are all quite large as they all fit me, but would probably be better than nothing even if you are a bit swamped in them. Please let me know if you wish to make use of any of these - first come first served. (The two "Postman Pat" spare sets of oilies have gone back to G & Wendy, so don't expect to be able to borrow these any longer - May 2006). Please also bring warm clothing as it can still be pretty cold out on the water up here even in July and August! Footwear: Deckshoes/trainers which will not mark the decks are essential (ideally a couple of pairs) and yachty type wellies which again won't mark are useful for going ashore in the dinghy and keeping warm if the weather is very wet or filthy etc. It's also a good idea to bring some reasonably robust outdoor shoes for going for strolls ashore. Please also bring a sleeping bag and a towel - I tend to bring a large bathsheet type towel as the bunks have plastic covers and it's nice to have something reasonably large and fluffy under you to sleep on as well as having a towel to use as a towel! (I have one spare sleeping bag and can bring towels if needed - let me know if you would like me to bring any of these for you.) If you bring a couple of pillow cases, I will let you use one of the saloon cushions as a pillow. We probably won't be eating at anywhere very smart ashore, so probably no need for jacket and tie unless I've warned you otherwise (however, I do tend to take a rather tatty blazer and grubby old tie and clean chinos just in case - I could bring an extra even tattier blazer). Certainly bring enough clothes to have something vaguely respectable when we do go ashore for a meal. I'd have thought a minimum of two complete sets of mucky clothes for sailing (in case we get wet - not improbable!) and a selection of stuff that's a bit smarter for dining ashore. Having said all that, please try to limit yourself to one moderate sized piece of luggage each, and ideally one which can be squashed about a bit as with 3 or 4 on board, space for gear can be pretty limited. You can see what it's like down below on board here (click the link). Provisions I generally provision the boat fully with food, beer, gin, wine & whisky, so don't worry about bringing anything like this with you (I will invite you to contribute to the cost of what we use). If you have particular food or drink essentials or absolute detestations, please let me know. We usually have egg & bacon or cereal/porridge or toast type breakfasts, ham & cheese sandwich and/or soup type lunches, and supper is usually 3 courses including pasta or chops or something similar (occasionally steaks and even roast beef if I'm feeling enthusiastic and the crew has the patience to wait while I do the meat and the potatoes in relays!) if we are not ashore. There will also be coffee (proper & instant), tea & chocolate, fruit juice and fresh fruit and plenty of Mars Bars, Coke etc available. Links: Lunching down below - Gin & tonic time - Dining on deck Etc There is still a CD changer, even though generally I use an Ipod now and the stereo system takes cassettes as well, so feel free to bring some CDs or cassettes so there is some music that you like on board. (Not that I promise to let you play it of course!) I have enough Crewsaver-type inflatable lifejackets for up to 7 people (2 Hammar and 5 tug to inflate). Four of these have webbing type lifelines that can be attached and there are several old-fashioned harnesses with lifelines as well. Accuweather have a site which tends to give a reasonable forecast (http://ukie.accuweather.com/adcbin/ukie/index.asp). Type Oban or Largs into the box to get a 15 day forecast (which obviously gets less accurate the further into the future it tries to predict). For more immediate forecasts, the Met Office Inshore Waters Forecast is pretty reliable: (http://www.meto.gov.uk/datafiles/inshore.html) and the BBC offers Atlantic Synoptic Charts for the next five days (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/pressure/) updated June 2006

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Hiltgund History and photos of restoration MORE PICTURES ADDED JUNE 2006
Hiltgund Weekend cruise from Ardfern August 2007
Hiltgund Spectator platform and ABY Fleet Tender at The 8 Metre World Championships July 2007
Hiltgund Weekend cruises from Ardfern to Crinan & Loch Melfort & Craobh Haven October 2006
Hiltgund Weekend cruises from Ardfern towards Jura - Carsaig Bay and Craighouse September 2006
Hiltgund July cruise between Islay and Canna July 2006
Hiltgund RTYC Muster at Crinan and short cruise to Ardfern June 2006
Hiltgund Return passage through Crinan Canal September 2005
Watch this space - lots of pictures of Hiltgund's July 2005 cruise might be posted one day...
Hiltgund around Craobh and back to the Clyde late Summer 2004 Round Shuna Race 2004 MORE PICTURES ADDED - 30/11/05
Hiltgund to Skye Summer 2004
Hiltgund on and off the Clyde Spring 2004
Hiltgund Ardfern - Inverkip September 2003
Hiltgund around Dunstaffnage July-August 2003 Round Shuna Race 2003
Hiltgund Sibuns in the Small Isles July 2003
Hiltgund from Inverkip to Dunstaffnage June-July 2003 (new pictures added 03/11/04)
Hiltgund Fife Regatta - Firth of Clyde June 2003
Hiltgund Cruise to Loch Sunart July 2002
Hiltgund Early 2002
Hiltgund West Coast of Scotland 2001 Season
Hiltgund Passage from Aldeburgh to Craobh Haven May 2001
Hiltgund Passage from Aldeburgh to Craobh Haven Roger's Journal May 2001
Hiltgund History and photos of restoration MORE PICTURES ADDED JUNE 2006
Historic photos of boats similar to Hiltgund can be found here. (http://www.takel-ing.de/pageID_4729753.html) And more photos of, and information about, 50 square metre yachts can be found here. (http://www.takel-ing.de/pageID_2217725.html)
Hiltgund West Coast Cruises Map Click here to see a map showing some of the places where Hiltgund has been over the last few years.

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